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Gore Bike Wear Phantom Jacket | $159.99
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One of Gore Bike Wear’s many stylish designs

BikeRadar verdict

5 out of 5 stars

"Superb quality and performance help to justify the price"

By Justin Loretz & Guy Kesteven

If you’ve never had a Gore Bike Wear softshell jacket, live on beans and toast for a few weeks and then treat yourself to a Phantom. This is a must-have jacket if you love to ride no matter what the weather. 

The Phantom jacket takes the impeccable Gore pedigree and adds a great twist – zip off arms. The sleeves unzip to reveal short (non-windproof) sleeves underneath, creating a great milder weather or harder riding top. Partially unzipping them works as effective venting too, giving this jacket an amazingly wide operating range.

There’s plenty to love about Gore Bike Wear’s Soft Shell N2S Windstopper fabric. It’s light, quiet to wear and warm when it has to be. It boasts low sweat levels and it's quick drying. The Phantom nurtures this love with its zip-off arms, which reveal two lightweight, black quarter sleeves.

The full-length front zip has a baffle underneath, the collar stands up to keep a seal around the neck, and there are triple rear pockets to satisfy the cycling jersey requirements.

The multi-panel cut with stretchy back panels means a snug fit for efficient wicking on the back, too. Add some reflective detailing on the arms and you have a jacket-cum-jersey that’ll see you through at least three seasons of the year.

Occasionally we found ourselves zipping an arm to the wrong side. Maybe Gore should add an ‘L’ and ‘R’ on the inside of the sleeve tops.

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  • User review of Gore Bike Wear Phantom Jacket

    The only problem I have with this jacket is it does not

    have the standard three cargo pockets on the back

    it has one which is just big enough to put the sleeves in when you take them off

    The Endura stealth is a better jacket for more inclement weather, it is almost as

    breathable, fully waterproof, but does not have zip off arms

    0.3
  • User review of Gore Bike Wear Phantom Jacket

    It looks like the Gore Alp-X in the picture

    http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k226/a8420/windstopper-alp-x-zip-off-jacke-schwarz.html and not the Gore Phantom which is reviewed

    http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k226/a5512/phantom-windstopper-soft-shell-jacke-grau.html

    0.3
  • User review of Gore Bike Wear Phantom Jacket

    eeyoreox.

    The jacket you have sounds like the older Phantom. The new version which is reviewed above (picture shown is the Alp X Zip-Off as J-mo says) has three pockets on the rear. The new erversion has full Windstopper Softshell fabric as well so stands up to the elements brilliantly.

    So hopefully this will solve any concerns you have about it's possible weaknesses.

    0.3
  • User review of Gore Bike Wear Phantom Jacket

    I've got one of these from 2007 and have been really pleased with it although agree that labelling the sleeves L and R would help - there's no quick way to get the sleeves back on if you spend 5 minutes wondering why the zippers don't line up!

    I've written my own [url=http://www.muddymoles.org.uk/2007/07/gore_bike_wear.html]review of the Gore Bike Wear Phantom Plus II jacket[/url] on the Muddymoles blog which might be of interest? (Sorry if the url link works not).

    Matt

    0.3
  • User review of Gore Bike Wear Phantom Jacket

    I think that photo is not a phantom

    the phantom is a versatile jacket with 3 rear pockets

    0.3

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Specification

Name:
Phantom Jacket
Built by:
Gore Bike Wear
Price:
$159.99
Clothing Material:
Polyester, Windstopper Material
Clothing Sizes Available:
L, M, XL, XXL
Available Colours:
Blue, Red/Black, Yellow/Black
Available In (Mens/Womens):
Womens
Care Instructions:
Machine-Washable
Fastening Type:
Full-Zip
No. of Pockets:
1
Layer Thickness:
Medium Weight

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